Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-04-22


slles mainly confined, as usual at this season OF
the year, to good grades. Wheat is without ma
teral change, both dealers and millers readily
take at full prices choice lots; but weavil eaten,
damaged and ordinary samples can only be sold
at concession in figures. Futures are firm in
tone and slightly higher. Prices are paid with a
small increase in the value of sales reported.
Corn, Rye and Oats are steady; Butter still scarce
and active; other produce is without Quotable
change and in fair supply.
BALTIMORE, April 22-Cotton firm and quiet
middling 1053. Flour steady and quiet Howard
street and Western super 50 50a3 10; do extra
So 25a5 70 do family So S5a4 30; City Mills
super 50 50a3 90; do extra So 25a3 rs; do Rio
brands 81 50a4 80; Patapsco speculative patent
So 30; family So 90. Wheat-Sonthern higher
red 93a95 amber 94a96 No Maryland 80 bid
Western frmer; No winter red spot ~ d3a91%.
May 917sa92; June 92a92A; July 91sea9lS.
Aug 81 bid. Corn-southern steady and firm
white 4Sa50; yellow 49a50; Western frmer
mixed spot 49,, a47 May 471a asked: June 471a
47al; July 47a. bid. Oats steady and firm
Southern and Pennsylvania 34a38 Western
white 36a38 do mixed 34a35. Bye firm ut
5Sa60. Hay quiet; prime to choice Western
S13a15 90. Provisions easy and quiet. Mess
Pork SIS 50a1S. Observation-Disclosures and
clear rib sides packed 7a9. Bacon-shoulders "a
Slb clear rib sides 9lh; hams 13a14. Lard
refined SASH Butter lower; Western packed 10
a20; creamery 21a25. Eggs firm at 121aal3'
Coffee easier; Rio cargoes ordinary to fair loa
1874, Sugar steady A soft So 90. Whiskey
steady and quiet at 81 23a1 "a.
CHICAGO April 22-1O:4O a. m.-Tho Wheat
market has been active and excited this morning,
influenced partly by the disquieting London aud
Paris cables. but also owing to the strong buying
| l,,,II What Onpnad at "a n and
sold to S45s. The buying for June delivery was
also very large and the price for that delivery has
advanced to S41s, or within 1hc of May.
New YORK, April 22.-Cotton easier; uplands
1O5s; Orleans 10 1916; futures steady. Flour
Quiet and steady Wheat higher. Corn better
Pork steady at SIC 50aS17. Lard firm at 81 %
RICHMOND MARKET, April 21.-The market
has been very quiet during the week, with limit
ed receipts. Flour dull. No change to note IN
Wheat and no sales reported on Change to-day.
Sales of good white Corn at SO.
| BALTIMORE SUeAR AND COFFEE MARKET, April
! 81 -Sugars-There is a good demand for raw
Sugars at the Northern ports, and the market is
ouet and steady The quotations are 9-1oc
for 50 test Muscovado and 3-16 for 70 test cen,
trifugal. For refined Sugars the market is quiet
anil steady, with fair demand for distributioI
and liberal supply offering. We quote har3E
ut Sc Sc for cut loaf, S6 25 for cubes, 80 ~ fol
powdered. and Sc u fer graduated. Softs7
Sc % for mould A, Sc 90 for confectioners' A
and So So for standard A.
! Cofiee-1he demand for invoices is active and
the market is strong and higher, with a CORE
spending advance in futures. The sales in .ht
week we're about IL, 900 bags at 14asa157sc. The
local jobbng demand is moderate and the trade il
generally quiet. We quote Rio invoices as fol
lows Ordinary at ! &C. fair at 1870 good al
16,, aud prime d. 16Ac per lb, so days.